Even in his cradle, Hercules showed a strength that was not of this world. But the goddess Hera held a grudge against him, and the hero's greatest trial would not come from monsters. This is the story of how the famous Twelve Labors began.

A prophecy frightens the king of Argos, and he tries to cheat fate by locking away his own daughter. But little Perseus, son of Zeus, survives the sea inside a wooden chest — and grows up to receive the most dangerous mission in Greece.

England had no king, and a mysterious sword waited, driven through an anvil set upon a stone. No one could draw it out, until the day a young squire named Arthur rode past the cathedral square.

By the chimney corner, a sweet-hearted girl dreams of the prince's ball. With her godmother's help, a pumpkin, six mice and a pair of glass slippers, one evening may change everything.

A cave up a mountain, the animals that came to visit him, a boy who breathed again, and two candles still burning after many centuries.

The knight, the white horse and the dragon come from an old legend. Underneath it there is a real man, with a much quieter kind of courage.

After the Holy Family slipped away, Bethlehem was left alone before the fear of a king. The Church has never forgotten the children of that village.

In 1645, in northeastern Brazil, Father André de Soveral and his companions stayed faithful to God to the very end. The story of Brazil's first martyrs.

On a bitterly cold night, a young soldier cut his own cloak in half to warm a beggar. That night, in a dream, he discovered who the beggar was. The story of Saint Martin of Tours, the soldier who became a bishop.

In a poor village in Italy, a boy was born who talked with his guardian angel the way you talk with a friend. This is the first part of the life of Padre Pio, the friar who received the wounds of Christ.

After receiving the wounds of Christ, Padre Pio spent his life in the confessional, welcoming people from all over the world. In this second part, discover his miracles, his trials, and his path to sainthood.

Fernando was born in a palace in Lisbon, but left everything behind to serve God. He became Friar Anthony, the preacher so wonderful that even the fish came to listen. This is the first part of the story of Saint Anthony.

In Padua, Friar Anthony preached, worked miracles, and was visited by the Child Jesus Himself. In this second part, we follow the last years of one of the world's best-loved saints.

While still very young, Benedict left Rome to seek God in the silence of the mountains. He lived three years in a cave and would become the father of Western monks. This is the first part of the story of Saint Benedict of Nursia.

On a mountaintop, Benedict built the monastery of Monte Cassino and wrote the Rule that taught the West to pray and work. In this second part, we follow the miracles, the meeting with Saint Scholastica, and the holy death of Saint Benedict.

Bernadette was a poor, sickly girl from Lourdes, in France. One day, near a grotto, she saw a most beautiful Lady dressed in white. So began a story of eighteen meetings, a spring that welled up from the earth, and a mysterious name.

After the apparitions, Bernadette wanted only a hidden life with God. She became a nun, suffered with patience, and died young. This is the second part of her story, from the convent of Nevers to the glory of the altars.

In Siena, in Italy, a six-year-old girl saw Jesus in the sky and was never the same again. This is the first part of the life of Saint Catherine, the young woman who served the sick and became a Doctor of the Church.